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Internship Opportunities

Benton County provides internship opportunities for students of all ages.

Student Internships: Student interns can work for school credit and/or a nominal salary in order to combine classroom theory with practical experience in the workplace.

Some departments use a pool of applicants and accept internship applications on an ongoing basis. If you are interested in a specific internship program and would like more information or you would like to submit an internship application to the pool of internship applications, please click on the departments below:

The Health Department accepts internship applications on an ongoing basis for those interested Community Health, Environmental Health and Behavioral Health. The internship program is designed to provide work opportunities and practical learning experiences for college and university students to enhance their academic preparation and expose them to public health service at the County level.

We encourage interns to contact us who are looking for experience in the areas of:

Adolescent Health Promotion

Affordable Housing/Homelessness

Chronic Disease/Tobacco Prevention

Coalition building and Partnership Development

Epidemiology/Evaluation

Environmental Health

Healthy Communities

HIV/STD Prevention

Mental Health Peer Wellness

Mental Health Promotion/Trauma Informed Care

Outreach and Health Navigation

Public Health Nursing

Substance Abuse Prevention

Women, Infant and Children's Services

Community Health
Community Health is looking for students who are interested in Public Health or Health Promotion. To be eligible for an internship, a student must be enrolled in an approved educational institution. Students pursing Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degrees are welcome to apply. Internships may be part-time or full-time based on requirements of the project and the student’s availability.

Environmental Health
Interns are typically Environmental Health practicum students. You must be in your junior or senior year to qualify. Interns will be asked to complete projects involving data collection or record analysis and will write reports of their results. Interns will help inspect restaurants and septic sites and will follow up on Environmental Health complaints and possible violations.

Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health is looking for graduate student interns seeking to enhance their knowledge and develop their skills in the field of mental health. Opportunities for the school year include both direct and indirect service positions in the following programs: Adult mental health, Children mental health, and other mental health programs and Alcohol and Drug Program.

Interns working at the Benton County Fairgrounds will experience an exciting range of duties while assisting in carious fairgrounds planning activities and special events. Responsibilities may include:

Event planning and marketing

Website development and maintenance

Volunteer coordination and recognition

Landscape design and maintenance

Graphic design and planning

Campground design and operation

Youth development programs

Market research

Event and clerical support for fair and other fairgrounds events.

Fairgrounds events include the annual county fair, rodeos, motorsports, horse shows, dog show, 4-H exhibits, and any array of community activities held throughout the year.

The following opportunities within the Juvenile Department are available for internships:

Court Counselors
Juvenile Department interns who work with Juvenile Court Counselors will learn techniques of social casework. They will conduct investigations and learn counseling, rehabilitation, and guidance practices. Ability to work with juveniles and effective communication skills are highly desirable.

Clerical Volunteers and Interns
Individuals who intern with the Juvenile Department's clerical support staff will learn legal terminology, the functioning of the law enforcement and court systems, as well as general office practices and the use of the state-wide Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS).

Mediation Volunteers
The purpose of victim-offender mediation is to provide the opportunity for offenders and victims to meet.